Embattled Congressman Gets Tepid Support

Embattled Congressman Gets Tepid Support []

11/23/2007 12:00:22 PM Rep. John Doolittle, the conservative California congressman who has been the focus of a widening corruption probe, has received just lukewarm support from fellow Republicans as he prepares to run for re-election.

“The only thing we know for certain is Doolittle is in trouble. The party leadership does not want to spend a huge sum of money to hold onto this seat,” Allan Hoffenblum, a GOP strategist and publisher of the nonpartisan Target Book that tracks political races, told the Associated Press

He added, “It's almost Doolittle versus the world.”

Doolittle, who represents a swath of Northern California, is believed to be the only sitting member of Congress to be under active investigation for his strong ties to former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, now in prison on an array of fraud and conspiracy charges related to his work on behalf of his Native American tribe clients.

Abramoff, who was a Doolittle campaign contributor, allowed Doolittle the use of a luxury sports box that he paid for, which the congressman did not initially report. More than that, federal investigators have been puzzled by monthly payments of nearly $5,000 that Abramoff's firm made to Doolittle's wife by way of her company, Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions Inc.

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http://www.rttnews.com/FOREX/politicalnews.asp?date=11/23/2007&item=6

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any seats in Northern CA!

I support, and I've volunteered for, Charlie Brown for Congress in Ca 4. You should too, or at least send a couple of bucks to this guy. In 06, Charlie only lost by 3%, this is unheard of if you know this district. In 08, we can beat this piece of crap.

http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org/

is applied to republicons. This is the second story where some asshole repub was described that way. The first was "embattled" pundit Tucker carlson. LOL:rofl:

:rofl:

But just wait a couple of days. Doolittle's "embattled" status will be turned into good news for the Republicans by the bulldogs of the Fourth Estate, who can always find a silver lining in the darkest clouds over the GOP.

the playground and had their mothers in school the next day, OR, the bullys who did the beating up. Overweight, glasses, pasty-faced.eeeeeeeewwwwwww...

I hope the Dems aren't assuming they can just run against Doolittle - particularly if it turns out he is not the candidate.